An instrumental version of the title song opens the episode. It's a "Day In The Life" at the School of the Arts. And a visit from the school board is driving the staff crazy. A familiar face from the past is Luis Avalos familiar to all the kids that watched The Electric Company. A surprise piece of music with "Coalhouse and Sarah," from the movie classic, Ragtime, accompanied with some ballet work. We meet Leroy's brother, Willie Johnson, who is trying to reconnect, but Leroy isn't so sure. No one seems to like the showers at the school. D'oh! Leroy's Walkman looks like a mini-Boombox. Leroy has a b&w picture of his Mom, his brother and himself in the picture hanging on his apartment wall. So far, all the interviews have been done by the same faceless person-he's either been in shadow or shot from the back. It's Dance vs Athletic with. The song, I Can Do Anything Better Than You Can, with Erica Gimpel's Coco on lead vocals. Danny's favorite comedian is Richard Pryor. Another familiar face pops up in John Karlen of Dark Shadows and Cagney & Lacy fame. Things just got real for Leroy. Poor Leroy. He's lucky he has Miss Grant on his side. Leroy sings Come What May in a montage of introspection. There seem to be a lot of scenes shot for this episode that make it into the opening credits Titles sequence for the series. Leroy learned how to swim when he was a kid. Leroy's brother tells him, "You're dead to me, boy." It's a good thing Leroy has "family" at school. Buh-bye, Willie! Interesting to note that Leroy's brother is named Willie, and John Karlen played Willie Loomis on Dark Shadows. The episode closes with a triumphant dance by Leroy to the strains of The Jacksons' song, Can You Feel It. Great episode!
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